CLIPPERTON ISLAND (French possession) GEOGRAPHY Total area: 7 km2 Comparative area: about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Land boundaries: none Coastline: 11.1 km Maritime claims: Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 12 nm Disputes: claimed by Mexico Climate: tropical Terrain: coral atoll Natural resources: none Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other (coral) 100% Environment: reef about 8 km in circumference Note: located 1,120 km southwest of Mexico in the North Pacific Ocean; also called Ile de la Passion PEOPLE Population: uninhabited GOVERNMENT Long-form name: none Type: French possession administered from French Polynesia by High Commissioner of the Republic Jean MONTPEZAT; note--may have become a dependency of French Polynesia ECONOMY Overview: only economic activity is a tuna fishing station COMMUNICATIONS Ports: none; offshore anchorage only DEFENSE FORCES Note: defense is the responsibility of France